Suitability of Some Tigris Flood Plain Deposits as Impervious Fill Type "A" Class CL for Lining

Abstract

This paper evaluates the suitability of using some flood plain deposit between Samara and Tikrit as impervious blanket to prevent the leakage of water. The scope of work includes: engineering geological evaluation of the study area, picking and testing samples and the final decision to accept or reject the sampled area according to well-known standards.